Joint press release following the endorsement of the updated Association Agenda by the EU-Ukraine Association Council
The EU-Ukraine Association Council today endorsed the
updated Association Agenda, which will be instrumental in guiding the process
of enhanced reforms and economic modernisation in
Ukraine. Being agreed between the Ukrainian Government and the EU and its Member
States, this document constitutes the main political tool for the
implementation and monitoring of the Association Agreement.
The EU-Ukraine Association Agenda provides a practical
framework through which the overall objectives of political association and
economic integration can be achieved. It does so by providing a list of reform
priorities and concrete measures as well as relevant EU support on the wide
range of areas covered by the Association Agreement, of which important parts
are provisionally applied since 1 November 2014. The updated document now
reflects the enhanced level of association in our bilateral relations.
The Association Agenda also outlines ten short-term
reform actions that Ukraine should address as a matter of priority in the areas
of constitution, elections, judiciary, anti-corruption, public administration,
energy, deregulation, public procurement, taxation and external audit.
The EU and Ukraine recognise
the importance of supporting the agreed priorities through appropriate and
sufficient political, technical and financial means, reconfirm their commitment
to continue to work together towards Ukraine's political association and
economic integration with the EU and reiterate the importance of swift
ratification of the Association Agreement by all EU Member States in accordance
with their national procedures.
Both parties now agreed to join their efforts for
effective implementation of the Association Agenda and the Association
Agreement and provide for close monitoring of this process.
The implementation of the Association Agenda will be
subject to and part of annual reporting, monitoring and assessment.
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